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Eilaghi, Sina Fazlollahzadeh. "Systemic risk indicators : the case of Portugal." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19925.
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Mestrado em Economia Monetária e FinanceiraThis dissertation is an effort to shed more light upon systemic risk of Portuguese financial systems. At first, companies listed in Portuguese stock market index (PSI-20) is considered, and then, the attention is shifted to banking system. Considering the first part, the PSI-20 index is considered as financial system index, and spillover effect and marginal risk contribution of companies to the system is detected. CoVaR and ΔCoVaR are the risk indicators used for this purpose. CoVaR shows the spillover effect of a company or system being distressed to another, and ΔCoVaR measures the contribution of a firm or system to another one if its state changes from median to distressed situation. Secondly, banking system of Portugal is considered separately, and the same indicators are used to quantify the linkage of banks and the system. It is concluded that BCP is adding less risk to other banks and the system compared to the risk contributed to it. Thirdly, the spillover effect and risk contribution of major international banks on Portuguese banking system and vice versa are analysed to figure out which banks affect Portuguese financial system more in case of being distressed, and the other way around. Lastly, we estimated CoVaR and ΔCoVaR for BES. Since BES was resolved in 2014, it sounded interesting to detect which international banks were more affected by the event, and which one contributed more risk to it. The conclusion was that the Portuguese banking system and BES is more linked to European banks that others.
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Mitchell, Roger Dale 1955. "Systemic indicators of inorganic arsenic toxicity in several species." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276678.
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Seven prospective biological indicators of systemic toxicity were examined at time points ranging from 15 minutes to 24 hours using male Sprague-Dawley rats, B6C3F1 mice, Golden-Syrian hamsters and Hartley guinea pigs following intraperitoneal dosing with 0.1 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg sodium arsenite. Rats and mice were also dosed with 1.0 mg/kg sodium arsenate. Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity was significantly depressed at early time points in mice, hamsters and guinea pigs and at later time points in rats dosed with arsenic (III). Rats and mice dosed with arsenic (V) also exhibited PDH depression at early time points. Uroporphyrin and coproporphyrin excretion was elevated in mice following arsenic (III) dosing. Coproporphyrin excretion was elevated in rats following arsenic (V) dosing. Blood glucose, creatinine, urea nitrogen and creatinine were unchanged by arsenic dosing. Based upon the amount and types of biological responses observed, the mouse appears to be the most sensitive animal model for the further study of arsenic toxicity.
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Wyatt, Tim, of Western Sydney Nepean University, and Faculty of Education. "Rationality, reporting and indicators : improving school and systemic effectiveness through better information management." THESIS_FE_XXX_Wyatt_T.xml, 1997. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/700.
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The papers in this portfolio are part of the author's efforts to 'make things better' in education, and are the products of over a decade's thinking and research. While most of the papers are written from within the context of the state school system in NSW, their messages apply equally well to school systems elsewhere. The papers reflect an eclectic mix of research perspectives and methodological paradigms. It is suggested that student learning outcomes may be improved if schools specify goals and objectives, make the necessary resources available and establish accountability mechanisms for monitoring and measuring performance. The analysis and synthesis generates critical knowledge, that is, knowledge which is explanatory and interpretive. The desire to assist schools to achieve a position where they are able to (firstly) assemble their own data systems, and secondly to conduct their own analysis of this data and report this to the school community has been the common theme underpinning all the professional work of the author. The works evolved in this portfolio document an evolving process, and one which is far from concluded. There is much further work that could be done. An analysis of the macro and micro-politics of school improvement processes, for example, would be a useful contribution to the literature. For the present purposes, there is a practical need to limit the scope and number of the works presented. The works included all address, in some way, the common theme of improving school and systemic effectiveness through better information management. Hopefully, they have made some small contribution to better understanding the phenomenon, and will in turn positively impact on the performance of schools and school systemsDoctor of Education
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Mercadier, Mathieu. "Banking risk indicators, machine learning and one-sided concentration inequalities." Thesis, Limoges, 2020. http://aurore.unilim.fr/theses/nxfile/default/a5bdd121-a1a2-434e-b7f9-598508c52104/blobholder:0/2020LIMO0001.pdf.
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Cette thèse de doctorat comprend trois essais portant sur la mise en œuvre, et le cas échéant l'amélioration, de mesures de risques financiers et l'évaluation des risques bancaires, basée sur des méthodes issues de l'apprentissage machine. Le premier chapitre élabore une formule élémentaire, appelée E2C, d'estimation des primes de risque de crédit inspirée de CreditGrades, et en améliore la précision avec un algorithme de forêts d'arbres décisionnels. Nos résultats soulignent le rôle prépondérant tenu par cet estimateur et l'apport additionnel de la notation financière et de la taille de l'entreprise considérée. Le deuxième chapitre infère une version unilatérale de l'inégalité bornant la probabilité d'une variable aléatoire distribuée unimodalement. Nos résultats montrent que l'hypothèse d'unimodalité des rendements d'actions est généralement admissible, nous permettant ainsi d'affiner les bornes de mesures de risques individuels, de commenter les implications pour des multiplicateurs de risques extrêmes, et d'en déduire des versions simplifiées des bornes de mesures de risques systémiques. Le troisième chapitre fournit un outil d'aide à la décision regroupant les banques cotées par niveau de risque en s'appuyant sur une version ajustée de l'algorithme des k-moyennes. Ce processus entièrement automatisé s'appuie sur un très large univers d'indicateurs de risques individuels et systémiques synthétisés en un sous-ensemble de facteurs représentatifs. Les résultats obtenus sont agrégés par pays et région, offrant la possibilité d'étudier des zones de fragilité. Ils soulignent l'importance d'accorder une attention particulière à l'impact ambigu de la taille des banques sur les mesures de risques systémiquesThis doctoral thesis is a collection of three essays aiming to implement, and if necessary to improve, financial risk measures and to assess banking risks, using machine learning methods. The first chapter offers an elementary formula inspired by CreditGrades, called E2C, estimating CDS spreads, whose accuracy is improved by a random forest algorithm. Our results emphasize the E2C's key role and the additional contribution of a specific company's debt rating and size. The second chapter infers a one-sided version of the inequality bounding the probability of a unimodal random variable. Our results show that the unimodal assumption for stock returns is generally accepted, allowing us to refine individual risk measures' bounds, to discuss implications for tail risk multipliers, and to infer simple versions of bounds of systemic measures. The third chapter provides a decision support tool clustering listed banks depending on their riskiness using an adjusted version of the k-means algorithm. This entirely automatic process is based on a very large set of stand-alone and systemic risk indicators reduced to representative factors. The obtained results are aggregated per country and region, offering the opportunity to study zones of fragility. They underline the importance of paying a particular attention to the ambiguous impact of banks' size on systemic measures
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Povar, M. A. "Features of the reaction of systemic indicators of prooxidative-antioxidant homeostasis to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats with diabetes mellitus." Thesis, БДМУ, 2022. http://dspace.bsmu.edu.ua:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/19366.
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Mariger, Heather Ann. "The Social Validation of Institutional Indicators to Promote System-Wide Web Accessibility in Postsecondary Institutions." DigitalCommons@USU, 2011. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/903.
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The Internet is an integral part of higher education today. Students, faculty, and staff must have access to the institutional web for essential activities. For persons with disabilities, the web is a double-edged sword. While an accessibly designed website can mitigate or remove barriers, an inaccessible one can make access impossible. If websites that provide necessary information are not accessible, those with disabilities will be unable to independently complete their daily tasks or compete in the modern world.
Project GOALS (Gaining Online Accessible Learning through Self-Study) has developed a document outlining a set of four institutional indicators of Web accessibility. Postsecondary institutions can use this document in their efforts to ensure that online content is accessible to all users.
This dissertation evaluated the social validity of the document to determine if it was appropriate, understandable, usable, and satisfactory to provide a framework for implementing and promoting institution-wide web accessibility across a variety of demographic markers including job type (administrator, faculty, and technology specialist) and institution type (2- and 4-year).
Ninety-seven participants reviewed the document and completed an online survey. All four indicators with their subsequent benchmarks were found to be "good" or "very good" based on the evaluation criteria. Administrators rated the document somewhat lower than faculty or technology specialists. Participants from 2-year schools consistently rated the document higher than their 4-year counterparts. In general, the longer participants had been in their positions, the less favorably they rated the document.
The median ratings for all questions of appropriateness, understandability, usefulness, and satisfaction were a 6 or 7 on a 7-point scale across the board. This result would indicate that while different aspects of the indicator document may appeal to different groups, participant ratings across job and institution type show that these criteria achieve acceptable levels that validate the use of the indicators as a tool to assist institutions in their web accessibility efforts. This dissertation utilized the multiple-paper format recommended by the committee.
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Ivashchuk, S. I. "Influence of genes IL-4 (C-590T), TNF-α (G-308A), PRSS1 (R122H), SPINK1 (N34S) AND CFTR (delF508C) polymorphism on systemic inflammatory response indicators in patients with edematous pancreatitis." Thesis, БДМУ, 2017. http://dspace.bsmu.edu.ua:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16903.
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Gouveia, José Mariano Caccia. "A métrica da sustentabilidade na perspectiva da geografia: aplicação e avaliação do Painel da Sustentabilidade (Dashboard of Sustainability) na comunidade quilombola do Mandira - Cananéia/SP." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8135/tde-08122010-160733/.
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A transgressão de determinados limites na apropriação da natureza pela sociedade vem explicitando o impasse na forma como se dá essa relação, levando pesquisadores de diversas áreas do conhecimento a centrar atenção sobre o problema. A diversidade de métodos, correntes ideológicas e pressupostos teóricos que definem tais pesquisas, levam a uma realidade em que, um dos raros pontos de consenso está na necessidade fundamental de uma abordagem interdisciplinar. Dentre todas as ciências, a Geografia, em função das características de seus objetos e métodos específicos, é aquela que reúne os melhores recursos teórico-metodológicos para abordar a questão de uma forma mais abrangente e integrada. Um dos conceitos fundamentais na análise das intervenções humanas, e das conseqüências destas sobre o ambiente é sustentabilidade. Diante da ampla gama e diversidade de abordagens sobre o tema, torna-se necessário definir critérios a partir dos quais seja possível mensurar a dimensão da relação custo/benefício das diferentes formas de intervenções humanas sobre o ambiente, sob as perspectivas sociais, econômicas e ambientais. Neste sentido, configura-se como fundamental a definição de indicadores de sustentabilidade e de métodos de avaliação desses indicadores, de forma a permitir estabelecer análises comparativas que possibilitem gerar subsídios para tomadas de decisões e, com isto, conduzir a uma relação mais equilibrada entre sociedade e natureza. O trabalho objetivou, através de uma abordagem sistêmica, verificar de que maneira a Geografia pode contribuir na busca de soluções para esses problemas. Buscou-se como objetivo principal, aplicar uma metodologia para a mensuração da sustentabilidade sócio-ambiental, dentro de uma perspectiva sistêmica, através de um modelo de avaliação e integração de indicadores de sustentabilidade. A premissa central em que se apoiou a pesquisa consistiu na concepção de que as análises sócio-ambientais e, portanto, as relações sociedade-natureza sejam elas sustentáveis ou não -, podem ter sua funcionalidade apreendida e até mensurada na perspectiva sistêmica. Procurou-se, como hipótese central, responder à questão: É possível mensurar a sustentabilidade sócio ambiental de uma comunidade tradicional, aplicando variáveis e parâmetros utilizados em metodologias de avaliação de sustentabilidade propostos internacionalmente, a serem aplicados no âmbito das nações? Na busca de respostas a essa questão, optou-se pela aplicação do modelo para a métrica de sustentabilidade denominado Painel da Sustentabilidade (Dashboard of Sustainability) na Comunidade Quilombola da Reserva Extrativista do Mandira, localizada no Baixo Vale do Ribeira do Iguape, com baixa densidade de ocupação e no entorno de diversas unidades de conservação. Tal opção deu-se pelas características peculiares da área, cuja comunidade, apresenta um histórico recente de organização e luta, que resultou, entre outras conquistas, na criação da Reserva Extrativista do Mandira, única Unidade de Conservação Federal com esse diploma legal no estado de São Paulo. O trabalho demonstrou diversas limitações do modelo utilizado quando aplicado à comunidades tradicionais, levando a indagações que resultaram na proposição, em caráter exploratório, de possíveis critérios para a métrica da sustentabilidade, sob a perspectiva geográfica.The transgression of certain limits on the appropriation of nature by society is explaining the impasse in how this relationship occurs, leading researchers from different fields of knowledge to focus attention on the problem. The diversity of methods, theoretical and ideological currents that define such research lead to a situation where one of the rare points of consensus is the fundamental need for an interdisciplinary approach. Among all the sciences, geography, depending on the characteristics of their objects and methods, is the one that brings together the best theoretical and methodological resources to address in a more comprehensive and integrated way. One of the fundamental concepts in the analysis of human interventions, and its consequences on the environment is \"sustainability.\" Given the wide range and diversity of approaches to the topic, it is necessary to set criteria from which to measure the extent of cost-effectiveness of different forms of human interventions on the environment, under the social, economic and environmental perspectives. In this sense, appears as basic the definition of sustainability indicators and assessment methods of these indicators in order to allow comparative analysis to generate information to enable decision making and, thus, lead to a more balanced relationship between society and nature. The study aimed, through a systemic approach, at verifying how Geography can contribute to finding solutions to these problems. We sought the main objective, to apply a methodology for measuring social and environmental sustainability, within a systemic perspective, using a model of evaluation and integration of sustainability indicators. The central premise on which the research was supported was the conception that the socio-environmental analysis and therefore the relationship between society and nature - whether or not sustainable - may have withdrawn its functionality - and even measured - in the systemic perspective. It was, as central hypothesis, to answer the question: Is it possible to measure the environmental and social sustainability of a traditional community, using variables and parameters used in assessment of sustainability methodologies proposed internationally, to be applied within nations? In seeking answers to this question, we chose to apply the model to measure sustainability called \"Dashboard of Sustainability\" in the Quilombo Community in the Mandira Extractive Reserve, located in the Lower Valley of Ribeira do Iguape River, with low density of occupation and surroundings of various conservation units. This option was given by the peculiar characteristics of the area, whose community has a recent history of organization and struggle, which resulted, among other achievements, in creation of the Mandira Extractive Reserve, the only Federal Conservation Unit with this statute in the state of São Paulo. The study demonstrated several limitations in the model when applied to traditional communities, leading to questions that resulted in the proposition, in an exploratory, of possible criteria for the metric of sustainability, in the geographical perspective.
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Gonçalves, Diego Lustre. "Monitoramento de áreas de proteção ambiental através de indicadores de sustentabilidade." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8135/tde-20052015-150145/.
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O sucesso da gestão de uma Área de Proteção Ambiental é algo impreciso e de difícil classificação. APAs são Unidades de Conservação de Uso Sustentável que integram tanto áreas públicas quanto privadas em seu território. Visam tanto à conservação e manejo de seus recursos naturais como melhoria da qualidade de vida da população que ali vive. Além disso, trata-se de UCs carentes de mecanismos de monitoramento e relativamente desvalorizadas no âmbito científico e da gestão pública. Entendendo que as APAs seguem os pressupostos do conceito de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (DS), buscamos nos chamados indicadores de sustentabilidade uma possibilidade de mensuração de sua gestão. Tendo a Teoria Geral dos Sistemas como principal embasamento teórico, procuramos analisar as APAs sob um olhar sistêmico. Utilizando como procedimentos metodológicos a pesquisa bibliográfica e a pesquisa experimental, buscamos exemplos sobre modelos existentes e integração destes com as características singulares às APAs. Assim, foram obtidas variáveis de análise sistêmicas e estruturais com as quais foi possível definir forma, estrutura e processos do Sistema APA. Como resultado, construímos um modelo prévio ou esboço metodológico para o monitoramento da gestão de APAs com vistas em atingir o DS. Esse modelo faz uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade que abrangem as dimensões ambiental, econômica, social e de gestão. Através de pesquisa empírica procuramos testar o modelo na APA Capivari-Monos, localizada no extremo sul da Cidade de São Paulo, na qual foram construídos indicadores de forma participativa através do Conselho Gestor da APA. Os resultados obtidos, embora com certa carga de subjetividade, apontam tendência preocupante, cujas causas extrapolam a própria gestão recaindo sobre as responsabilidades dos órgãos públicos executores de políticas públicas. Espera-se que o modelo proposto possa ser testado em outras condições e reproduzido em outras APAs.The successful management of an Environmental Protection Area is somewhat unclear and difficult to classify. APAs are Conservation Units of Sustainable Use comprising both public and private areas in their territory. Target both the conservation and management of natural resources such as improving the quality of life of people living there. Furthermore, it is deprived of CUs monitoring mechanisms and relatively undervalued in the scientific and public management. Understanding that EPAs follow the assumptions of the concept of Sustainable Development (SD), we seek the one called sustainability indicators measurability of its management. Having the General Systems Theory as a primary theoretical basis, we analyzed the EPAs under a systemic perspective. Using as methodological instruments the literature and experimental research, we seek examples of existing models and integrating these with the unique characteristics to EPAs. Thus, systemic and structural variables were obtained in which was possible to define the form, structure and processes of the \"EPA System\". As a result, we construct a prior model or methodological outline for monitoring the management of APAs with a view to achieving the SD. This model makes use of sustainability indicators covering environmental, economic, social and manegement dimensions. Through empirical research attempted to test the model in EPA Capivari- Monos, located at the southern end of the City of São Paulo, in which indicators were constructed in a participatory manner through the Management Council of the EPA. The results, though with a certain load of subjectivity, point worrying trend, the causes go beyond the management itself falling on the responsibilities of public agencies executing public policy. It is expected that the proposed model can be tested in other conditions and reproduced other EPAs.
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Bakhit, Salma. "Le pouvoir des banques centrales face aux défis des marchés financiers." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014AIXM2006.
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La thèse se propose, dans une première partie, de décrire l'origine des débats sur la nécessité d'une banque centrale jusqu'aux formulations actuelles. Sont examinés les éléments qui ont posé les bases d'un prêteur ultime et favorisé la maturation de ce métier, de même que sont mis en relief les résultats accumulés depuis deux siècles. Notre attention porte sur la Réserve Fédérale des Etats-Unis. Les économistes sont en quête de solutions afin de prévenir les crises financières. Ainsi a été proposé un élargissement du tableau de bord de manière à contenir les prix d'actif dans une approche macro et micro-prudentielle. Parallèlement, sont analysés les canaux par lesquels la politique monétaire influence les variables réelles et financières de l'économie, et qui attestent alors du rôle pouvant être théoriquement assumé par la banque centrale sur les marchés financiers. La deuxième partie concentre le propos sur les ressorts des crises financières. Nous nous intéressons au paradoxe de la surliquidité et du surendettement, en insistant sur les particularités des marchés financiers devenant plus vulnérables. La contribution de la thèse dans cette étape consiste à vérifier si la banque centrale contribue à la manifestation de comportements abusifs et excessifs sur les marchés financiers par l'abondante création de liquidité. Notre étude empirique devrait permettre de répondre à cette question à travers une modélisation économétrique et des tests statistiques (dont le test de Chow) appliqués à une politique monétaire active (type règle de Taylor). En ce sens, cette recherche sur les actions de la Fed vise à forger une opinion sur le métier de banquier central et sur son devenirThe thesis proposes, in a first part, to describe the origin of the debate on the need for a central bank up until the recent formulations. They were examined the elements which have posed the bases of an "ultimate lender" and promoted the maturation of this function, as were highlighted the results accumulated over two centuries. Our attention is drawn to the Federal Reserve of the United States. The economists are always in search for solutions to prevent financial crises. It has thus been proposed to extend the dashboard of central banks as to contain asset prices in a macro and micro-prudential approach. In parallel, in order to support this debate, we analyze the mechanisms by which the monetary policy affects the real and financial variables of the economy, which also affirm the role that can be assumed in theory by a central bank on financial markets. The second part focuses on the recurrence and intensity of financial crises. We consider the paradox of excess liquidity and over-indebtedness, with an emphasis on properties of financial markets becoming more vulnerable and their recent development. The contribution of the thesis in this stage consists of checking whether the central bank is responsible of abusive and excessive behavior on the financial markets by the abundant creation of liquidity. Our empirical study should help to answer this question through an econometric modeling and statistical tests (including the Chow test) applied to an active monetary policy (type Taylor rule). In this way, our research on the actions of the Fed aims to forge an opinion on the profession of modern central bankers, and perhaps on the future of central banks themselves
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Камбур, М. В. "Макропруденційний аналіз банківського сектору економіки України." Thesis, Одеський національний економічний університет, 2021. http://local.lib/diploma/Kambur.pdf.
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Доступ до роботи тільки на території бібліотеки ОНЕУ, для переходу натисніть на посилання нижчеМетою кваліфікаційної роботи є обґрунтування науково-методичних підходів до здійснення макропруденційного аналізу банківського сектору економіки України . Вихідними даними для визначення макропруденцыйного аналі банківського сектору України є монографії і наукові роботи українських та іноземних вчених-економістів, нормативно-правові акти , що складають українське законодавство, до яких входять закони України, інструкції та постанови Національного банку України, документи Базельського комітету та Міжнародного Валютного фонду, тощо, використовуються дані статистичні та аналітичні дані Національного банку України, а також дані Світового банку та Міжнародного Валютного фонду. Визначено сутність макропруденційної політики та її складові. Зроблено дослідження науково-методичні засади макропруденційної політики. Проведено аналіз ризику кредитної експансії. Проведено аналіз ліквідності банківської системи України та визначити наявність або відсутність дисбалансів. Проведено аналіз концентрації банківського сектору в Україні. Сформовано оцінку показників, що характеризують загальноекономічний стан та фінансову стабільність банківської системи. Визначено вплив макроекономічних показників на рівень достатності та прибутковості капіталу банків. У процесі написання роботи використовувалися як загальнонаукові, так і спеціальні методи пізнання: аналізу та синтезу - для визначення сутності макропруденційної політики; графічний метод та метод побудови аналітичних таблиць – для наочного зображення результатів макропруденційного аналізу банківської системи.
The purpose of the qualification work is to substantiate scientific and methodological approaches to the implementation of macroprudential analysis of the banking sector of the economy of Ukraine. The initial data for determining the macroprudential analysis of the banking sector of Ukraine are monographs and scientific works of Ukrainian and foreign academic economists, regulatory legal acts, which constitute the Ukrainian legislation, which include laws of Ukraine, instructions and regulations of the National Bank of Ukraine, documents of the Basel Committee and the International Monetary Fund, etc., used data statistics and analytical data of the National Bank of Ukraine, and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund data The essence of macroprudential policy and its components are defined. The research of scientific and methodological basis of macroprudential policy was made. The analysis of the risk of credit expansion. The analysis of the liquidity of the banking system of Ukraine and to determine the presence or absence of imbalances. Conducted the analysis of the concentration of the banking sector in Ukraine. Formed an assessment of indicators characterizing the general economic state and financial stability of the banking system. The influence of macroeconomic indicators on the level of capital adequacy and profitability of banks was determined. In the process of writing the work were used both general scientific and special methods of knowledge: analysis and synthesis - to determine the essence of macroprudential policies; graphic method and method of building analytical tables - to visualize the results of macroprudential analysis of the banking system.
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Nupponen, Irmeli. "Phagocyte activation as an indicator of systemic inflammation in the newborn infant." Helsinki : University of Helsinki, 2002. http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/laa/kliin/vk/nupponen/.
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Simon, Levente Lörinc. "Systematic retrofit method for chemical batch processes using indicators, heuristics and process models /." Zürich : ETH, 2007. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17092.
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Jiayi, Li. "Systematic Risk, Financial Indicators and the Financial Crisis: A Risk Study on International Airlines." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-279377.
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This thesis studies the relationships between systematic risk, financial indicators and the financial crisis from the perspective of international airlines. The thesis uses the CAPM beta of airline stock as the proxy for airline systematic risk and explores its relationships with six financial indicators and the financial crisis which broke out in the second half of 2008. The findings of 28 international airlines over the period of 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2012 indicate that (1) airline systematic risk is negatively related to profitability and positively related to size, and these relationships hold over time periods, (2) the negative relationship between airline systematic risk and operational efficiency exists while it changes the sign over recent time periods, (3) airline systematic risk positively responds to financial leverage while its significance is influenced by samples used, (4) the positive relationship between airline systematic risk and liquidity is only significant over the first period, (5) no findings suggest airline systematic risk is related to growth. Moreover, the relationship between airline systematic risk and the financial crisis is not straight-forward because of lacking clear-cut judgment of the financial crisis year for airlines. Moreover, this thesis also tries panel data methods and finds both the same and different results compared with the model without panel data methods.
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Schlögl, Hubertus Tassilo. "Macroeconomic indicators and systematic risk - is there a difference between emerging and developed markets?" Master's thesis, reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/36554.
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This explorative study is about the influencing effects of US macroeconomic announcements on changes in systematic risk with the focus on the difference between emerging and developed markets. Seven different US macroeconomic indicators have been examined and used to estimate betas as a proxy for the systematic risk around the announcement dates. In the period from 1996 until 2017, betas have been estimated over a three-month pre- and post window, resulting in 27 announcements per US macroeconomic indicator. The study also tries to provide insights of the consequences for portfolio managers, based on patterns of changes in betas and their relationship with changes in Sharpe ratios. The study results reveal that betas change consistently over the sample period, however, to a small magnitude. Also, the changes in mean Sharpe ratios around these announcement dates have not been found as statistical significant. However, the study results indicate that there is a positive relationship between changes in Sharpe ratios and changes in betas for developed countries as the Pearson correlation coefficient illustrates.
O seguinte estudo analisa a influência das publicações de dados macroeconómicos nas variações do risco sistemático, salientando os diferentes efeitos sobre os mercados emergentes e os países desenvolvidos. Foram examinados sete diferentes indicadores macroeconómicos dos EUA, sendo estes utilizados para determinar uma estimativa dos valores do risco sistémico perto das datas das publicações macroeconómicos dos EUA. No período entre 1996 e 2017, os betas foram estimados sobre um intervalo de tempo de três meses antes e depois de cada publicação, resultando em 27 publicações por cada indicador do EUA. Nesta análise também se tenta explicar as consequências destes efeitos para os gestores de carteiras, baseando-se em padrões de variações dos betas e a sua relação com as variações dos Sharpe Ratios. Os resultados desta análise evidenciam que os betas variam consistentemente ao longo do período da amostra, ainda que numa baixa magnitude. Além disso, as variações no valor médio dos Sharpe Ratios nas datas próximas aos relativos anúncios económicos não são estatisticamente significativas. Contudo, os resultados desta análise indicam que existe uma relação positiva entre variações dos Sharpe Ratios e variações nos betas dos países desenvolvidos, como o coeficiente de correlação de Pearson demonstra.
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Schlögl, Hubertus Tassilo. "Macroeconomic indicators and systematic risk - is there a difference between emerging and developed markets?" reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/20145.
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This explorative study is about the influencing effects of US macroeconomic announcements on changes in systematic risk with the focus on the difference between emerging and developed markets. Seven different US macroeconomic indicators have been examined and used to estimate betas as a proxy for the systematic risk around the announcement dates. In the period from 1996 until 2017, betas have been estimated over a three-month pre- and post window, resulting in 27 announcements per US macroeconomic indicator. The study also tries to provide insights of the consequences for portfolio managers, based on patterns of changes in betas and their relationship with changes in Sharpe ratios. The study results reveal that betas change consistently over the sample period, however, to a small magnitude. Also, the changes in mean Sharpe ratios around these announcement dates have not been found as statistical significant. However, the study results indicate that there is a positive relationship between changes in Sharpe ratios and changes in betas for developed countries as the Pearson correlation coefficient illustrates.
O seguinte estudo analisa a influência das publicações de dados macroeconómicos nas variações do risco sistemático, salientando os diferentes efeitos sobre os mercados emergentes e os países desenvolvidos. Foram examinados sete diferentes indicadores macroeconómicos dos EUA, sendo estes utilizados para determinar uma estimativa dos valores do risco sistémico perto das datas das publicações macroeconómicos dos EUA. No período entre 1996 e 2017, os betas foram estimados sobre um intervalo de tempo de três meses antes e depois de cada publicação, resultando em 27 publicações por cada indicador do EUA. Nesta análise também se tenta explicar as consequências destes efeitos para os gestores de carteiras, baseando-se em padrões de variações dos betas e a sua relação com as variações dos Sharpe Ratios. Os resultados desta análise evidenciam que os betas variam consistentemente ao longo do período da amostra, ainda que numa baixa magnitude. Além disso, as variações no valor médio dos Sharpe Ratios nas datas próximas aos relativos anúncios económicos não são estatisticamente significativas. Contudo, os resultados desta análise indicam que existe uma relação positiva entre variações dos Sharpe Ratios e variações nos betas dos países desenvolvidos, como o coeficiente de correlação de Pearson demonstra.
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Bogotch, Ira Elliot. "A model of school managerial control : the systematic analysis of managerial behaviors, processes, and indicators." FIU Digital Commons, 1989. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1769.
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The theoretical construct of control has been defined as necessary (Etzioni, 1965), ubiquitous (Vickers, 1967), and on-going (E. Langer, 1983). Empirical measures, however, have not adequately given meaning to this potent construct, especially within complex organizations such as schools. Four stages of theory-development and empirical testing of school building managerial control using principals and teachers working within the nation's fourth largest district are presented in this dissertation as follows: (1) a review and synthesis of social science theories of control across the literatures of organizational theory, political science, sociology, psychology, and philosophy; (2) a systematic analysis of school managerial activities performed at the building level within the context of curricular and instructional tasks; (3) the development of a survey questionnaire to measure school building managerial control; and (4) initial tests of construct validity including inter-item reliability statistics, principal components analyses, and multivariate tests of significance. The social science synthesis provided support of four managerial control processes: standards, information, assessment, and incentives. The systematic analysis of school managerial activities led to further categorization between structural frequency of behaviors and discretionary qualities of behaviors across each of the control processes and the curricular and instructional tasks. Teacher survey responses (N=486) reported a significant difference between these two dimensions of control, structural frequency and discretionary qualities, for standards, information, and assessments, but not for incentives. The descriptive model of school managerial control suggests that (1) teachers perceive structural and discretionary managerial behaviors under information and incentives more clearly than activities representing standards or assessments, (2) standards are primarily structural while assessments are primarily qualitative, (3) teacher satisfaction is most closely related to the equitable distribution of incentives, (4) each of the structural managerial behaviors has a qualitative effect on teachers, and that (5) certain qualities of managerial behaviors are perceived by teachers as distinctly discretionary, apart from school structure. The variables of teacher tenure and school effectiveness reported significant effects on school managerial control processes, while instructional levels (elementary, junior, and senior) and individual school differences were not found to be significant for the construct of school managerial control.
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Rongier, Carine. "Gestion de la réponse à une crise par la performance : vers un outil d'aide à la décision. Application à l'humanitaire." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012INPT0110/document.
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Il ne passe pas une semaine sans que l'on entende les termes « crise », « catastrophe » ou « désastre ». Ces notions font donc maintenant partie de notre quotidien, mais connaît- n vraiment leur signification. Sait-on réagir face à ces situations, et surtout comment peut- n être sûrs de les résoudre de la façon la plus performante possible ? Ces interrogations sont le point de départ de ce travail. En effet, nos recherches ont consisté à mettre en œuvre une méthode pour aider les acteurs d'une crise à mieux contrôler la réponse à apporter pour la résoudre. Lors de la survenu d'une crise, quelle qu'elle soit, le système est déstabilisé, il faut donc réagir vite afin de revenir à une situation stable. Or, actuellement les décideurs ne disposent pas de suffisamment d'éléments (1) pour prendre des décisions sereinement et (2) pour suivre l'impact de leur décision. C'est pour pallier ce manque que nous avons développé une méthode d'évaluation de performance qui permet aux décideurs de suivre et d'évaluer, selon les critères qu'ils ont définis, de façon précise le déroulement de la réponse à la crise. Ainsi les décideurs peuvent réagir, c'est-à-dire prendre une décision a posteriori, lorsqu'ils découvrent un problème dans la réponse et également anticiper, c'est-à-dire, prendre une décision a priori avant même que le problème ait lieu, en se fondant sur des prévisions renseignant sur l'état futur de la crise. Ces travaux ont un intérêt d'un point de vue académique étant donné qu'ils se positionnent sur une problématique en plein essor dans la recherche et d'un point de vue opérationnel car la méthode mise en oeuvre répond à un réel besoin émis par des acteurs de la réponse aux crises. De plus, comme le montre le dernier chapitre, nos travaux sont déjà applicables. Ce sujet est donc utile à tous, puisque chacun peut être victime d'une crise et en particulier aux acteurs de la gestion de crise qui y sont confrontés quotidiennementDuring a crisis, the main goal for decision-makers consists in restoring a stabilized nominal mode. The stakeholders face considerable pressure and drastic constraints in response time and coordination. This study proposes a method to support these stakeholders in making responsive and accurate decisions while carrying out a performance evaluation of the activities run during the crisis response process. This method is composed of four steps: (1) characterization of the crisis response system, (2) selection of system components to evaluate in priority, (3) determination of performance dimensions to consider and (4) creation of indicators. Currently, performance evaluation is only used subsequent to a crisis, due to difficulties in gathering and aggregating information into trustable performance indicators. This paper proposes a method to obtain a relevant and dynamic decision-support system. Decision-makers will use it to resolve the crisis based on performance evaluation, in addition to the essential experience they undergo. A case study of crisis management within the French Red Cross non-governmental organization is developed, through a web-based prototype, in order to explain how performance indicators can both support crisis response management and also improve the collaboration of stakeholders
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Semritc, Amy V. "Indicators of financial solvency in U.S. hospitals and health systems a systematic review of the literature /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2009/A_Semritc_042909.pdf.
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Thesis (Master of Health Policy and Administration)--Washington State University, May 2009.Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 11, 2009). "Department of Health Policy and Administration." Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-49).
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Ncube, Nondumiso Beauty Queeneth. "A systematic approach to improve rational medicine use in Eswatini." University of Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7843.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhDStudies on rational medicine use (RMU) have mainly focused on identifying, quantifying, and addressing irrational use without exploring reasons behind this irrational use. In addition, minimal work has been conducted on irrational use of medicines in the context of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This PhD research examined medicine use in Eswatini, (previously Swaziland) between April 2017 and March 2019, with a focus on prescribing practices linked to specific diagnoses. It further explored factors influencing RMU, which included testing the effects of a short intervention - prescription audit and feedback coupled with small group education - on prescribing practices in health facilities.
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Showalter, Kim S. "The Benefits of Systematic Phonics Instruction With First Grade Students." Defiance College / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281639847.
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Goh, Bee Hua. "Construction demand modelling : a systematic approach to using economic indicators and a comparative study of alternative forecasting approaches." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393033.
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Jansson, Stark Amanda. "Uppföljningshantering av åtgärder : med support av TIA-systemet." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-385807.
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Syftet med examensarbetet är att skapa en handlingsplan för uppföljning av åtgärder i händelse av olycksfall, tillbud och observationer i avvikelsehanteringssystem (TIA-systemet)på en enhet på Scania i Södertälje. Frågeställningarnaär(1) Vad ska följas upp, (2) När kan uppföljning ske och (3) Hur kan uppföljning ske. Teorier om SMART:a mål, kartläggning av krav och målsättning, MoSCoW, product breakdown structure, ISO 9001, systematisk arbetsmiljö och hörnstensmodellen har legat till grund för studien. Metoden utgörs av aktionsforskning,fallstudie med kvalitativa data och abduktion. Datainsamlingen har bestått av intervjuer och enkät. Verktyg för datasortering är GAP-modellen, SWOT-analys, histogram och träddiagram. Resultatet visar på att inget standardiserat arbetssätt finns för en långsiktig uppföljning där mätning av effekter och mål endast sker ibland.Samtidigt finns en meningsskillnad angåendehuruvida uppföljning sker över huvud taget. Vid de fall uppföljning sker används en databas för att spara information ibland. Slutsatsen är att (1) det som ska följas upp är mål för åtgärder där det finns en bestämd metod för mätning och uppföljningsrutin. Information ska dokumenteras i databas och ledningen ska prioritera att uppföljning sker. (2) uppföljning ska ske efter behov, inga kända bestämmelser finns om när uppföljning borde ske.När uppföljning ska ske bestäms i åtgärdsplaneringen. (3) Uppföljning ska ske enligt handlingsplan (bilaga 4), det vill säga bestäm mål och indikationer, bestäm när och hur indikatorer ska följas upp samt dokumentera uppföljning i en databas.The purpose of the thesis project is to create an action plan for monitoring measures in a deviation management systems (the TIA-system). The research questions are (1) What should be followed up, (2) When should a follow-up take place and (3) How can a follow-up occur. Smart goals, mapping of requirements and objectives, MoSCoW, product breakdown structure, ISO 9001, systematic work environment and the cornerstone model are theories the thesis is built upon. Action research and qualitative study have designed the method whereby data collection has consisted of interviews and questionnaires. Data sorting tools are the GAP model, SWOT analysis, histogram and tree chart. The result founds that there is no standardized way of working with a long-term follow-up, where measurement of effects and goals only occurs occasionally. Furthermore, there is an obscurity about whether follow-ups are carried out at all. In cases where a follow-up occurs, a database is occasionally used to save information. The conclusion is that (1) a follow-up should include goals for measures where there is a definite method for measurement and follow-up routine. Information must be documented in the database and the management must prioritize that a follow-up takes place at all time. (2) a follow-up should be carried out depending on the measures, there is not any known theories about when follow-ups should take place. Although, the timeline for when a follow-up should be done must be determined in the action plan. (3) A follow-up shall take place according to the action plan (Appendix 4), that is, determine goals and indications, determine when and how indicators should be followed up and document information from a follow- up in a database.
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Kornprobst, Antoine. "Financial crisis forecasts and applications to systematic trading strategies." Thesis, Paris 1, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA01E067/document.
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Cette thèse, constituée de trois papiers de recherche, est organisée autour de la construction d’indicateurs de crises financières dont les signaux sont ensuite utilisés pour l’élaboration de stratégies de trading algorithmique. Le premier papier traite de l’établissement d’un cadre de travail permettant la construction des indicateurs de crises financière. Le pouvoir de prédiction de nos indicateurs est ensuite démontré en utilisant l’un d’eux pour construire une stratégie de type protective-put active qui est capable de faire mieux en termes de performances qu’une stratégie passive ou, la plupart du temps, que de multiples réalisations d’une stratégie aléatoire. Le second papier va plus loin dans l’application de nos indicateurs de crises à la création de stratégies de trading algorithmique en utilisant le signal combiné d’un grand nombre de nos indicateurs pour gouverner la composition d’un portefeuille constitué d’un mélange de cash et de titres d’un ETF répliquant un indice equity comme le SP500. Enfin, dans le troisième papier, nous construisons des indicateurs de crises financières en utilisant une approche complètement différente. En étudiant l’évolution dynamique de la distribution des spreads des composantes d’un indice CDS tel que l’ITRAXXX Europe 125, une bande de Bollinger est construite autour de la fonction de répartition de la distribution empirique des spreads, exprimée sur une base de deux distributions log-normales choisies à l’avance. Le passage par la fonction de répartition empirique de la frontière haute ou de la frontière basse de cette bande de Bollinger est interprétée en termes de risque et permet de produire un signal de tradingThis thesis is constituted of three research papers and is articulated around the construction of financial crisis indicators, which produce signals, which are then applied to devise successful systematic trading strategies. The first paper deals with the establishment of a framework for the construction of our financial crisis indicators. Their predictive power is then demonstrated by using one of them to build an active protective-put strategy, which is able to beat in terms of performance a passive strategy as well as, most of the time, multiple paths of a random strategy. The second paper goes further in the application of our financial crisis indicators to the elaboration of systematic treading strategies by using the aggregated signal produce by many of our indicators to govern a portfolio constituted of a mix of cash and ETF shares, replicating an equity index like the SP500. Finally, in the third paper, we build financial crisis indicators by using a completely different approach. By studying the dynamics of the evolution of the distribution of the spreads of the components of a CDS index like the ITRAXX Europe 125, a Bollinger band is built around the empirical cumulative distribution function of the distribution of the spreads, fitted on a basis constituted of two lognormal distributions, which have been chosen beforehand. The crossing by the empirical cumulative distribution function of either the upper or lower boundary of this Bollinger band is then interpreted in terms of risk and enables us to construct a trading signal
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Feyh, Markus. "Lean software development measures : A systematic mapping." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-5537.
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Context. Process improvement using lean software development uses measures to answer information needs. Measures are important in process improvement as they identify whether improvements have been made or further improvements are needed. Objectives. This study aims to identify the measures proposed in literature for lean software development and structure them according to ISO/IEC 15939. Methods. The research methodology consists of systematic mapping and uses thematic analysis. Results. Lean software development literature has become more frequently published from 1996 to 2013. The most common research types were evaluation research and experience reports. Themes were identified in measures resulting in the identification of 22 base measures, 13 derived measures and 14 indicators in total. Identified measures were then structured using a proposed meta-model adapted from ISO/IEC 15939. Using the proposed meta-model twelve models of measures were instantiated. Conclusions. Gaps exist in the lean principles for deferring commitment and respecting people. Structuring measures in models presents opportunities to identify shared dependencies in measures. Lean software development research guidelines were defined. Further research into the comparison of indicators, the industrial use of measures and the representation of models of measures is needed.
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Lehmann, Isabell Milena [Verfasser], Wolfgang [Gutachter] Gaebel, and Stefan [Gutachter] Wilm. "Systematic development of quality indicators for mental healthcare in the Danube region / Isabell Milena Lehmann ; Gutachter: Wolfgang Gaebel, Stefan Wilm." Düsseldorf : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1191477487/34.
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SONIER, CATHERINE-BRIGITTE. "Exploration neuroradiologique de l'enfant par resonance magnetique nucleaire : indications, techniques, resultats : a propos de 8 mois d'utilisation de l'i.r.m." Nantes, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988NANT131M.
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Traikova, Aneta. "A Systematic Approach for Tool-Supported Performance Management of Engineering Education." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39879.
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Performance management of engineering education emerges from the need to assure proper training of future engineers in order to meet the constantly evolving expectations and challenges for the engineering profession. The process of accreditation ensures that engineering graduates are adequately prepared for their professional careers and responsibilities by ensuring that they possess an expected set of mandatory graduate attributes. Engineering programs are required by accreditation bodies to have systematic performance management of their programs that informs a continuous improvement process. Unfortunately, the vast diversity of engineering disciplines, varieties of information systems, and the large number of actors involved in the process makes this task challenging and complex.
We performed a systematic literature review of jurisdictions around the world who are doing accreditation and examined how universities across Canada, US and other countries, have addressed tool support for performance management of engineering education. Our initial systematic approach for tool supported performance management evolved from this, and then we refined it through an iterative process of combined action research and design science research. We developed a prototype, Graduate Attribute Information Analysis (GAIA) in collaboration with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa, to support a systematic approach for accreditation of three engineering programs.
This thesis contributes to research on the problem by developing a systematic approach, a tool that supports it, a set of related data transformations, and a tool-assessment checklist. Our systematic approach for tool-supported performance management addresses system architecture, a common continuous improvement process, a common set of key performance indicators, and identifies the performance management forms and reports needed to analyze graduate attribute data. The data transformation and analysis techniques we demonstrate ensure the accurate analysis of statistical and historical trends.
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Lengers, Bernd [Verfasser]. "The relation between indicators for the crediting of emission rights and abatement costs : a systematic modeling approach for dairy farms / Bernd Lengers." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1045878626/34.
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Lang, Justin. "Exploring the Utility of Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Population Health Surveillance Indicator for Children and Youth: An International Analysis of Results from the 20 M Shuttle Run Test." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36668.
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Emerging evidence has demonstrated the strong link between cardiorespiratory fitness and multiple aspects of health (i.e., physiological, physical, psychosocial, cognitive), independent of physical activity, among school-aged children and youth. Cardiorespiratory fitness is a trait that does not vary substantially from day-to-day, and provides an indication of recent physical activity levels, making it an important possible indicator of population health. Thus, the objective of this dissertation was to investigate the utility of cardiorespiratory fitness, measured using the 20 m shuttle run test, as a broad, holistic health indicator for population health surveillance among children and youth. To achieve this objective we completed seven manuscripts, all prepared for submission to peer-reviewed, scientific journals:
1. Systematic review of the relationship between 20 m shuttle run performance and health indicators among children and youth.
2. Review of criterion-referenced standards for cardiorespiratory fitness: What percentage of 1 142 026 international children and youth are apparently healthy?
3. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with physical literacy among Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years.
4. International variability in 20 m shuttle run performance in children and youth: Who are the fittest from a 50-country comparion? A systematic review with pooling of aggregate results.
5. Making a case for cardiorespiratory fitness surveillance among children and youth.
6. International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1 142 026 children and youth representing 50 countries.
7. Temporal trends in the cardiorespiratory fitness of 965 264 children and youth representing 19 countries since 1981.
Combined, this dissertation provides support for the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness for health surveillance among school-aged children and youth. Results from the international analysis highlighted the variability across countries, with countries in North-Central Europe and Africa having the highest cardiorespiratory fitness, and countries in South America having the lowest cardiorespiratory fitness. The results indicated that declines in cardiorespirtory fitness may have stabilized in recent years in some high- and middle-income countries. This dissertation also identified two methods (criterion- and normative-referenced standards) to interpret cardiorespirtory fitness levels among children and youth, methods that could be used to inform future consensus, surveillance, and cardiorespiratory fitness guidelines.
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Byström, Sebastian, and Enea Moretti. "Training Program Design and Performance in the Swedish Hockey League : Differences in training periodization and programming between differently performing elite ice hockey teams." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för idrottsmedicin, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-173233.
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Introduction/Background Elite ice hockey is a highly physiological demanding team sport of intermittent character and high levels of performance are required over 6-8 months. There are benefits by designing a training program that includes the manipulation of training through its periodization and programming to achieve peak performance at set dates. Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether there are differences in training program design between higher- and lower-performing teams in the Swedish Hockey League. Method Four differently performing teams were selected from a performance ranking system. The teams were divided into a higher-performing and lower-performing group. After receiving their verbal approval, an information document and a consent form were digitally sent to the teams’ representatives to obtain their written consent. Subsequently, the teams received a survey consisting of 177 questions that contained single, multiple, ranking and graded-choice questions about their training program design. Intra- and inter-group differences were analyzed with a descriptive statistical calculation of percentage. Results The intra-group analysis revealed a 77,9% difference in the lower-performing team group and 74,5% difference between teams in the higher-performing group. The inter-group difference was found to be 92,7%. The highest amount of inter-group difference (60,5%) was found in questions with no intra-group similarity, whereas 1,1% reveled intra-group different but intra-group similar results. Conclusion This study shows that there are significant differences in training program design between higher- and lower-performing teams as well as significant differences between teams in the lower-performing and higher-performing-group. Some discussed results seem to indicate that higher-performing teams tend to focus more on power, maximal strength and endurance training as well as on its individualization. However, due to the complexity of elite ice hockey, the intra- and inter-group heterogeneity and the shortcomings of the study design, these variables cannot be taken as team key performance indicators.
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FORESTIER-BEN, HAMIDA CHRISTIANE. "Etude qualitative et quantitative de l'ontogenese post-natale du gyrus supra-sylvien du chat : correlations spatio-temporelles de differents indicateurs morphologiques de developpement." Paris 6, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA066167.
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Hammond, James. "A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems : the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS)." Thesis, Bangor University, 2018. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-scalable-approach-for-efficient-and-comparable-characterisation-of-smallholder-farming-systems(a40e69a3-63b6-468b-97ae-cedc010ff5bd).html.
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There are approximately 500 million smallholder farmer households worldwide, at least half of which live in poverty and food insecurity. Scientific research underpins development efforts by providing options for improved varieties, breeds, or practices (termed “interventions”); and by providing analyses of how to increase the adoption and impact of those interventions. One of the most widely used method of data collection to evaluate or predict the impact of interventions is the household survey, but critical evaluations of the effectiveness of household survey data and methodologies are rare. Lack of standardised questions make efforts to aggregate findings across datasets challenging, given that different surveys often yield widely different data, both in terms of content and quality, which severely limits the comparability of those data (see Chapters 2 and 3). Here I present an improved survey method to assess farm practices and food security for smallholder households in lower income countries, primarily tropical or sub-tropical. The tool is named the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS). It makes use of recent advances in digital technologies, which enables quicker data collection and reporting than in previous generations of survey tools. The tool was designed to be rapid, lean, user-friendly, flexible and reliable (Chapter 3). The design ethic and advances in indicator formulation allowed data to be gathered on a wider range of topics over shorter time frames but still with adequate depth to permit effective analyses (Chapters 4, 5, and 6). During development RHoMIS was deployed by 13 organisations in 17 countries, with over 15,000 interviews conducted. The tool has the flexibility needed for application in many locations, sufficient standardisation to permit rapid analysis and data aggregation between sites, and enables more efficient characterisation of smallholder farming systems compared to previous efforts. Findings of analyses presented in this thesis stress the need to understand the heterogeneity of smallholders, and to plan or evaluate interventions for specific subsets of households. Analyses presented in the research chapters show that the farm strategy of input intensification is better suited to larger farms, crop diversification is better suited to smaller farms, and that the effects are strongly influenced by the degree of commercialisation of livelihoods (Chapter 3), the use of collected resources can strongly benefit the poorest households (Chapter 4), and that off-farm incomes in combination with farm intensification hold the potential to raise the prosperity of about 90% of the households studied in Chapter 5 . Furthermore households show different levels of interest in trialling and adopting new practices which are not necessarily related to their assets or farm types, in Chapter 2 about one quarter of households were identified as likely to trial new practices. In particular the analyses highlights that those experiencing (or at risk of) extreme food insecurity benefited most from opportunities for off-farm income, whereas moderately poor households benefited more from agricultural intensification. These findings indicate that for agricultural intensification measures to raise households out of food insecurity and poverty they must be targeted to the appropriate group of smallholders, and to succeed must be in combination with opportunities to earn off farm income.
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Zaal, Ahmad. "Benchmarking the Quality of Medical Care of Childhood-Onset SLE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427962136.
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Кремень, Вікторія Михайлівна, Виктория Михайловна Кремень, and Viktoriia Mykhailivna Kremen. "Методологічні засади розвитку фінансового нагляду в Україні." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2018. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/70543.
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Дисертаційна робота присвячена вирішенню наукової проблеми розвитку теоретико-методологічних і методичних засад розбудови фінансового нагляду в України. У дисертації уточнено понятійно-категоріальний апарат дослідження фінансового нагляду, обґрунтовано концептуальні відмінності фінансового нагляду від інших функцій держави у фінансовому секторі, запропоновано класифікацію фінансового нагляду, визначено умови досягнення фінансової стійкості як мети фінансового нагляду, обґрунтовано концептуальні засади стратегічного розвитку фінансового нагляду, розроблено науково-методичний підхід щодо визначення відповідності нагляду міжнародним принципам, запропоновано науково-методичний підхід щодо оцінювання незалежності наглядових органів, розроблено періодизацію розвитку фінансового нагляду в Україні, розроблено методичне підґрунтя комплексного оцінювання і порівняння дотримання вимог банківської діяльності, досліджено особливості нагляду за діяльністю небанківських фінансових посередників в Україні, розроблено моделі прогнозування фінансового стану фінансових посередників та науково-методичні підходи до визначення максимально граничного значення нормативу достатності регулятивного капіталу банків, оцінювання системної важливості фінансових посередників, визначення системного ризику фінансового сектору та аналізу взаємозв’язку між стійкістю фінансового сектора та розвитком фінансового сектора й соціально-економічним розвитком країн.Диссертационная работа посвящена решению научной проблемы развития теоретико-методологических и методических основ совершенствования финансового надзора в Украине. В диссертации углублен понятийно-категориальный аппарат исследования финансового надзора, обоснованы концептуальные различия финансового надзора от других функций государства в финансовом секторе, предложена классификация финансового надзора, определены условия достижения финансовой устойчивости как цели финансового надзора, обоснована концепция стратегического развития финансового надзора, разработан научно-методический подход к определению соответствия надзора международным принципам, предложен научно-методический подход к оценке независимости надзорных органов, разработана периодизация развития финансового надзора в Украине, предложен методический подход к комплексной оценке соблюдения требований банковской деятельности, исследованы особенности надзора за деятельностью небанковских финансовых посредников в Украине, разработаны модели прогнозирования финансового состояния финансовых посредников и научно-методические подходы к определению максимально предельного значения норматива достаточности регулятивного капитала банков, оцениванию системной важности финансовых посредников, определению системного риска финансового сектора и анализу взаимосвязей между устойчивостью финансового сектора и развитием финансового сектора и социально-экономическим развитием стран.
The thesis is devoted to developing theoretical, methodological and methodical foundations and practical tools for financial supervision in Ukraine and working out practical recommendations aimed at its improvement. According to the results of the structural-decomposition analysis, the categorical apparatus of financial supervision was specified in the dissertation. It was proposed to understand financial supervision from the point of view of managerial and organizational approaches. The conceptual differences between financial supervision and other state functions in the financial sector in particular financial regulation, financial control, and financial monitoring were defined, which made it possible to determine their common and distinctive features regarding the purpose, object, subjects and employing methods. The essence of financial soundness and conditions for its achievement as a goal of financial supervision were determined by incorporation of criteria of reliability, transparency, and efficiency in the work of financial intermediaries, financial market and supervisory bodies. The study of strategic and fundamental documents related to the economic system, the financial sector, and financial supervision revealed a superficial and fragmentary approach to defining the current situation, key issues in financial supervision, and directions for their solution. To solve this problem, the concept of strategic development of financial supervision was developed, based on a combination of such approaches: institutional, functional, structural and resultant. The paper determined the quantitative assessments of the compliance of financial supervision with international principles in general and in its directions in accordance with the structure of the financial sector by means of a grade and score of the implementation of each of the principles and the use of the arithmetic mean and geometric meanwhile. It gave a comprehensive assessment of the compliance of national supervisory systems with international standards and best world practices. According to the results of the evaluation, it was established that, among all international financial supervision principles, the practical implementation of the principles related to ensuring an adequate level of institutional, operational and financial independence and accountability of supervisory bodies remained the most problematic. The institutional structure of financial supervision in Ukraine was identified as sectoral: financial supervisors have been established for the banking sector, non-bank financial intermediaries and the securities market. The assessment of the independence of financial supervision was carried out by calculating diffuse indices in accordance with the rating assessments of the criteria of institutional, operational and financial independence. It allowed creating the basis for the proper performance of the function of financial supervision by the state. Based on indicators of banks, insurance companies, credit unions, pawnshops, financial companies, pension funds, and securities market applied a hierarchical method of cluster analysis the stages of the financial sector development were defined, which became the basis for identifying key changes in the financial regulation and supervision. In order to assess the level of compliance with banking requirements, an integral indicator was determined, its dynamics and regularities were analysed. Financial requirements of insurance companies, credit unions, asset management companies and entities which manage assets of private pension funds, professional securities market participants engaged in securities trading, institutional asset management, depository activities of clearing activities, organization of trade on the stock market, as well as institutional investors were investigated in areas of capital adequacy, liquidity, solvency, management of significant risks, assets diversification. In the context of the bankruptcy of a large number of financial intermediaries in recent years, it was advisable to forecast their financial situation. The formalization of forecasting the state of financial intermediaries was carried out using a linear, logit-and probit-regression. The predictors for regression were chosen employing F-test for dispersions, Farrar – Globe algorithm, and correlation coefficients. Methodical approach to the determination of the maximum value of the adequacy ratio of regulatory capital of banks with a view to ensuring the minimum level of compliance of banking supervision was formed under the component ‘adequacy of regulatory capital – credit risks’ and ‘liquidity – investment’. It served as an empirical basis for the establishment and adjusting banking requirements. The financial crisis revealed the financial sector’s excessive dependence on systemically important financial intermediaries so that the scientific approach for determining their systemic importance was developed in the work. It involved market share, equity-to-asset ratio, return on assets ratio and interconnection with other financial intermediaries and identification of the different types of financial intermediaries, which allowed reducing the risk of regulatory arbitrage. An example of systemically important banks and non-life insurance companies demonstrated the relationship between the activities of systemically important financial intermediaries and financial and economic macroeconomic indicators. In order to assess the systemic financial risk, indicators of the functioning of the sector of financial corporations and institutional sectors that affect the financial sector (non-financial corporations, households, government, ‘other world’) and macroeconomic factors were used. Their ranges of values were defined according to international data financial statistics, recommendations and standards of international financial organizations. Based on the binary characteristics and weight coefficients found employing the principal components method, quantitative and qualitative levels of the financial systemic risk in Ukraine were determined. A summary assessment of financial soundness was based on the IMF’s financial soundness indicators. Taking into account the importance of not only financial soundness but also the financial development, a comparative evaluation of these characteristics of the financial sector for developed and developing countries was carried out using the matrix method, which became the basis for grouping countries and determining the patterns of their movement in clusters. Employing nonparametric methods, the impact of financial soundness on the socio-economic development of the countries was demonstrated, which allowed denying the negative and significantly restraining influence of increasing financial soundness, which requires strengthening the supervision requirements for financial intermediaries, economic growth and socio-economic development of developed countries, as well as developing countries.
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El, bitar Khalil. "Clearing vectors in financial networks." Thesis, Besançon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BESA2079/document.
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Le risque systémique menaçant le système financier est une préoccupation majeure pour les régulateurs. Les indicateurs adéquats de risque systémique devraient vraiment les aider à accomplir les lois réglementaires appropriées. La thèse propose un modèle dynamique du système bancaire pour calculer un indicateur de risque systémique de deux composantes :La probabilité d'un évènement déclencheur qui provient de la baisse des prix des actifs, et les pertes correspondantes dans le système Financier.La thèse prouve également l'existence et l'unicité de deux modèles d'équilibre de compensation : Le premier avec un modèle de différentes hiérarchies de dette et le second modèle avec plusieurs stratégies de liquidationSystemic risk threatening the financial system is a major concern for regulators. Adequate indicators of systemic risk would help them perform appropriate regulatory laws.The thesis proposes a dynamic model of banking system to calculate a systemic risk indicator of two components : The probability of a triggering event originated from external asset price decline, and the corresponding losses through the financial system. The thesis also proves the existence and uniqueness of two clearing equilibrium: the first deals with a model of différent debt seniorities, the second with a model of several illiquid asset following a proportional liquidation strategy
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Apter, Brian. "A large-scale quantitative investigation of teacher-feedback and students' on-task behaviour as associated indicators of the social-emotional climate for learning in academic lessons in UK secondary schools using a systematic observation method : 'MICRO'." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2016. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/99763/.
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Systematic observations by 33 psychologist-observers of 228 lessons in 28 UK secondary schools were included in this study. A new method: the Mixed Interval Classroom Observation (MICRO) schedule was used to collect data about teachers’ use of 4 different types of verbal feedback and make associations with the proportion of students’ time in academic classes that they were following teachers’ directions and were ‘on-task’. Key findings from 27 UK secondary schools included: students were significantly less ‘on-task’ than students in UK primary schools; secondary school teachers used low frequencies of positive verbal feedback directed towards academic work and behaviour and much higher frequencies of critical comments directed towards behaviour; teachers’ critical comments directed towards behaviour were significantly associated with lessons where students were less compliant with teachers’ directions; and teachers who used high frequencies of positive comments directed towards academic work and social behaviour were not associated with lessons where students followed teachers’ directions more. The number of teachers who did not use any positive comments about social behaviour was high compared to the findings of previous researchers. Teachers who used verbal feedback were more likely to use more with the lower year groups. Unlike primary students, no evidence was found that secondary students were more engaged with academic work when taught by teachers who used higher levels of verbal teaching behaviour: teachers who talked more. A number of contextual factors were also examined for their association with students’ compliance with teachers’ directions. Findings included: teachers who were more experienced were more likely to be teaching students who followed their directions. Subsequently, every teacher in one particular secondary school that had been placed in ‘special measures’ following an Ofsted inspection, was observed twice, A.M. and P.M., using the MICRO schedule, and the results were statistically compared with the UK dataset of 27 secondary schools described above. Initial findings of this exercise were shared with the school’s senior leadership team (SLT) and their discussion was recorded, transcribed and analysed using the ‘Iterative Learning Conversations’ (ILCS) discourse analysis method (Apter, 2014). Findings revealed that the SLT believed that the exercise of exploring the statistical comparison was of significant utility in strategic planning. The results provided evidence for their beliefs as to why the maths department had been found to have serious weaknesses during the inspection, and that the way that teachers used verbal feedback throughout the school required further monitoring and improvement. Conclusions are drawn about the nature of teachers’ verbal feedback in secondary schools and how Bandura’s (1977) Social Learning Theory and reciprocal determinism provide a robust psychologically explanatory model (more-so than a behavioural stimulus-response model) as to how the bi-directional interaction of teacher-feedback and student behaviour works to indicate the conduciveness of the social-emotional climate for learning in a school.
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Seaman, Angela. "Risk factors for psychological insult following deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom among veterans : a systematic review ; A cross-sectional study investigating the impact of disease activity and disease related cognitions on adjustment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25906.
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Risk factors for psychological insult following deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom among veterans: A systematic review: The systematic review aimed to establish more clearly the risk factors for mental health problems in the veteran population. Five databases were searched. Included studies (n = 10) required that veterans served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and included risk factors of mental health problems among the veteran population. Data from included studies were extracted and critically appraised based on critical appraisal tools following a narrative approach to synthesise data. All of the studies reviewed identified risk factors, although due to their heterogeneous nature key findings varied considerably. However, it was consistently reported that combat exposure and deployment experiences were associated with emergence of post operational mental health problems. The current review provides preliminary evidence that there are a number of specific risk factors that may increase susceptibility to mental health problems subsequent to military deployment. It is suggested that interventions are needed in order to mitigate risk factors and bolster protective factors. A cross-sectional study investigating the impact of disease activity and disease related cognitions on adjustment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The research journal aimed to investigate the degree to which psychological illness related cognitions will mediate the effect of disease activity on Quality of Life (QoL). In addition, to assess the impact of disease activity, and several psychological factors, in several adjustments outcomes in IBD to see whether the adjustment variables are significant predictors of multiple outcomes. Mediation was used followed by an exploratory cross-sectional correlational design. Three hundred and thirty eight participants were recruited through an IBD charity and invited to respond to a self-report questionnaire online. Measures targeted different aspects of the IBD profile to give an indication of adjustment associated with IBD diagnosis, psychological factors and Quality of Life (QoL). Mediation analysis found support for significant indirect effects on the relationship between disease activity and QoL through Gastrointestinal (GI) anxiety, perceived disability and illness representations. The subsidiary analysis indicated that pain catastrophising, disease activity, stigma, illness representations and GI anxiety were found to be significant predictors of adjustment in IBD. The results indicate that there is an important relationship with the adjustment factors, QoL, and psychological functioning. In addition, stress, depression, anxiety and QoL were found to be predicted by the adjustment factors. The current study has provided insight into psychological factors and adjustment indicators from a multi-faceted perspective, which will facilitate advancement of managing IBD from a biopsychosocial framework with a view to enable more effective disease management.
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Pidun, Tim. "Visibility of Performance." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-166848.
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Die Versorgung mit adäquater Information ist eine der Hauptfunktionen von Performance Measurement-Systemen (PMS), gleichzeitig aber auch ihr größter Mangel und der Grund für das häufige Scheitern ihres Einsatzes in Unternehmen. Dabei gibt es derzeit keine Möglichkeit zu bestimmen, inwieweit ein eingesetzes PMS den Beteiligten auch tatsächlich gut und passgenau Informationen liefern kann. Diese Untersuchung geht von der Grundfrage aus, welche Informationen erhoben werden müssen, damit nicht nur die Darstellung der Performance selbst adressiert wird, sondern die auch für ein besseres Verständnis über das PMS und seine organisationale Verankerung und damit Akzeptanz und Nützlichkeit genutzt werden können. Sie folgt damit einem Verständnis von PMS als Informationssysteme, die für die adäquate Versorgung mit Domänenwissen sorgen müssen, und nicht lediglich als Controllinginstrumente, die Performance-Daten liefern sollen. Im Ergebnis steht die Entwicklung einer Theorie, die erklärt, weshalb das bisherige Problem des Scheiterns von PMS auftritt. Damit einhergehend wird der Indikator der Visibility of Performance konstruiert, der über eine einfache Anwendung aussagen kann, wie gut ein PMS bezüglich seiner Wissensversorgung für ein Unternehmen passt. Mithin zeigt er die Güte der performancerelevanten Informationsversorgung in einem PMS eines Unternehmens anThe supply with adequate information is one of the main functions of Performance Measurement Systems (PMS), but also still one of its drawbacks and reason for their failure. Not only the collection of indicators is crucial, but also the stakeholders’ understanding of the about their meaning, purpose and contextual embedding. Today, companies are faced to seek for a PMS without a way to express the goodness of a solution, indicating its ability to deliver appropriate information and to address these demands. The goal of this investigation is to explore the mechanisms that drive information and knowledge supply in PMS in order to model a way to express this goodness. Using a grounded Theory approach, a theory of visibility of performance is developed, featuring a catalog of determinants for the goodness of PMS. Companies can conveniently use them to assess their PMS and to improve the visibility of their performance
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Гаркуша, Ю. О., Ю. А. Гаркуша, and J. Garkusha. "Роль банків у розвитку фінансового посередництва в Україні." Diss., Одеський національний економічний університет, 2012. http://dspace.oneu.edu.ua/jspui/handle/123456789/3935.
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Дисертацію присвячено дослідженню ролі банків у розвитку фінансового посередництва в Україні. У роботі розширено теоретико-методичні засади діяльності банків як фінансових посередників. Розкрито поняття фінансового посередництва. Обґрунтовано місце і роль банків у розвитку фінансового посередництва. Визначено етапи розвитку вітчизняних фінансових посередників та вплив глобалізаційних процесів на їх діяльність. Здійснено комплексну оцінку діяльності банків, на основі якої визначено рівень фінансової стабільності банків. На базі сформованої методики дослідження діяльності небанківських фінансових посередників, проведено аналіз основних показників їх функціонування. За результатами аналітичного дослідження та систематизації критеріальних ознак конкурентних позицій фінансових посередників, виявлено, що банки домінують на всіх сегментах фінансового ринку. Розроблено методику розрахунку індикатора фінансової стабільності банків. Запропоновано методи реорганізації системи регулювання та нагляду за фінансовим ринком, що передбачає існування двох регуляторних органів: НБУ та органу фінансового нагляду. Обґрунтовано доцільність створення регіонального фінансового центру на Одещині.В диссертации разработаны теоретико-методические основы деятельности банков как финансовых посредников. Выделено функциональные признаки банковской деятельности на финансовом рынке, что позволило автору сделать вывод о том, что банки являются активными его участниками, которые аккумулируют, распределяют и перераспределяют финансовые ресурсы путем выполнения ими посреднической и трансформационной функций, что определяет их роль на финансовом рынке. Автором обоснованна экономическая сущность, функции, принципы финансового посредничества и его влияние на развитие финансового рынка, исследовано влияние глобализационных процессов на развитие финансового посредничества, выделены этапы развития финансовых посредников. В работе усовершенствовано определение финансового посредничества – это опосредованная профессиональная деятельность финансовых институтов, которые эффективно аккумулируют, распределяют и перераспределяют финансовые ресурсы, управляя ими путем предоставления финансовых услуг с целью формирования устойчивых позиций развития финансового рынка и обеспечения экономического роста государства. В диссертационной работе проведена комплексная оценка финансовой стабильности банковской системы на основании групп показателей: достаточности капитала, ликвидности, деловой активность, эффективности деятельности банковской системы, концентрации рынка банковских услуг, что позволяет определить общее состояние банковской системы. В соответствии со сформированной методикой, автором проанализировано деятельность небанковских финансовых посредников, что позволило определить их конкурентные позиции на финансовом рынке. Исходя из анализа функционирования банков и небанковских финансовых посредников, а также путем систематизации критериальных признаков, доказано доминирующую роль банков на всех сегментах финансового рынка, что обусловлено высоким уровнем их капитализации и универсализации деятельности. Для обобщения комплексной оценки финансовой устойчивости банковской системы автором предложен расчет индикатора финансовой стабильности банковской системы, основанный на проведении комплексной оценки деятельности банков с использованием метода анализа иерархий, который позволяет определить основные стратегические направления развития банковской деятельности в системе финансового посредничества. В процессе исследования, автором предложено реорганизовать систему регулирования и надзора за финансовым рынком путем внедрения модели двух вершин (модель «твин пикс»), которая предусматривает наличие двух независимых органов регулирования и надзора за финансовыми посредниками. Согласно принципам данной модели НБУ осуществляет макропруденциальный надзор за деятельностью финансовых посредников, другой регулирующий орган - орган финансового надзора - отвечает за установление норм деятельности и конкурентной борьбы финансовых посредников на финансовом рынке и осуществляет надзор за соблюдением этих правил, а также защищает права инвесторов и потребителей финансовых услуг. На основании исследования особенностей функционирования регионального рынка Одесской области, а также стратегии ее экономического и социального развития, автором предложено создание в пределах региона регионального финансового центра, что положительно повлияет на деятельность региональных финансовых посредников, развитие регионального финансового рынка, региона в целом. Диссертантом предложен механизм функционирования регионального финансового центра, обоснованный синергетический эффект его деятельности, проявляющейся через снижение себестоимости финансовых услуг, возможности финансирования стратегических проектов развития региона.
The dissertation is dedicated to the research of a banks’ role in the development of financial intermediation in Ukraine. A theoretical and methodical basis of banks’ activity, as a sort of financial intermediation, has been extended in the work as well as a concept of financial intermediation. We also have substantiated the banks’ place and their role in developing of the financial intermediation and determined the stages of evolution of domestic financial intermediators and influence of global processes on them. We have elaborated the complex assessment of banks’ activity and determined the level of their financial stability on this base. We have analyzed the main indicators of non-bank financial companies on the base of the created methodic of investigation of their activity. Due to results of the analytical research and systematization of criterial features of competitive positions of financial intermediators we have discovered that banks dominate upon all financial market segments. The methodic of calculation of the financial stability indicator have been developed in the work. We have proposed methods of reorganization of the regulating and supervising system which provides for existence of two regulatory bodies: NBU and finance supervision body. We substantiated expediency of creating of the regional financial centre in Odessa region.
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Nguyen, Phuong Thi. "Systemic indicators for agricultural and rural communities in developing countries." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/115368.
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Community indicators have been of special interest of international scholars. They are
vital for community development as their role in monitoring of community development,
and managing and preserving a community’s wellbeing. Community indicators provide
information that reflects what the community cares most about - its values. Thus, each
community needs to ‘own’ its indicators to orientate it towards what is of most value, and
to help it on the way to achieving sustainable outcomes. There have been a great deal of
work on community indicators for urban areas in developed countries, but there have been
relatively few studies in relation to rural communities, particularly in developing
economies.
Life in rural communities in developing countries reflects many special challenges that
characterise the complexity of rural systems. The communities need their own indicators
to reflect their reality, and these community indicators require a holistic and integrated
approach that can capture community wellbeing comprehensively.
This thesis presents and explores the development of a participatory systems-based
framework for identifying community indicators in rural areas in developing countries
and principles for applying this framework effectively in these areas. The framework is
developed by using the abductive and participatory action research process, underpinned
by the principles of complexity, complex living systems and sustainability, and informed
by Wells and Mclean’s One Way Forward model (2013) and Meadows’s levels of system
Leverage Points (1999). This approach aims to address the difficulties that have
challenged scholars in developing appropriate indicators for these communities, and then
explore practical facilitation of the choosing and effective use of the indicators. The participatory systems-based framework for identifying community indicators is an
iterative sharing, co-learning and refining engagement cycle. It enables the communities
to appreciate and adapt to the emergent properties of complex community system, which
simply reflect the way our world functions. This is a practical, systemic framework to
help communities to identify influential, lead indicators that assist the communities to
track what is unfolding in the process of development, and make sound decisions - seen
as experiments- directed towards sustainability. Moreover, it enables the active and
effective engagement of all community members, regardless of status and level of wealth,
to share, collaborate and co-learn from ‘experiments’ that build a culture of ownership,
self-management and self-development.
On the basis of the findings in relation to this framework’s application in two rural
communities in Vietnam (research sites), it might also provide support for sustainable
development in organisations and urban communities.Thesis (Ph.D.) (Research by Publication) -- University of Adelaide, Business School, 2018
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Sánchez, Márquez Rafael. "Development of systemic methods to improve management techniques based on Balanced Scorecard in Manufacturing Environment." Doctoral thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/134022.
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[ES] El "Balanced Scorecard" (BSC) como "Performance Management System" (PMS) se ha difundido por todo el mundo desde que Kaplan y Norton (1992) establecieron sus fundamentos teóricos. Kaplan (2009) afirmó que el uso del BSC y, especialmente, la conversión de estrategias en acciones era más un arte que una ciencia. La falta de evidencia de la existencia de relaciones de causa-efecto entre Key Performance Indicatiors (KPIs) de diferentes perspectivas y de métodos sólidos y científicos para su uso, eran algunas de las causas de sus problemas. Kaplan emplazó a la comunidad científica a confirmar los fundamentos del BSC y a desarrollar métodos científicos.
Varios trabajos han intentado mejorar el uso del BSC. Algunos utilizan herramientas heurísticas, que tratan con variables cualitativas. Otros, métodos estadísticos y datos reales de KPI, pero aplicados a un período específico, que es una visión estática y que requiere muestras a largo plazo y recursos muy especializados cada vez que los ejecutivos necesitan evaluar el impacto de las estrategias. Esta tesis también aborda el retraso entre variables de "entrada" y de "salida", además de la falta de trabajos centrados en el entorno de fabricación, que constituye su objetivo principal.
El primer objetivo de este trabajo es desarrollar una metodología para evaluar y seleccionar los principales KPI de salida, que explican el desempeño de toda la compañía. Usa las relaciones entre variables de diferentes dimensiones descritas por Kaplan. Este método también considera el retraso entre las variables. El resultado es un conjunto de KPI principales de salida, que resume todo el BSC, lo que reduce drásticamente su complejidad.
El segundo objetivo es desarrollar una metodología gráfica que utilice ese conjunto de KPI principales de salida para evaluar la efectividad de las estrategias. Actualmente, los gráficos son comunes entre los profesionales, pero solo Breyfogle (2003) ha intentado distinguir entre un cambio real significativo y un cambio debido a la incertidumbre de usar muestras. Este trabajo desarrolla aún más el método de Breyfogle para abordar sus limitaciones.
El tercer objetivo es desarrollar un método que, una vez demostrada gráficamente la efectividad de las estrategias, cuantifique su impacto en el conjunto de KPI principales de salida.
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El cuarto y último método desarrollado se centra en el diagnóstico del sistema de gestión de la calidad para revelar cómo funciona en términos de las relaciones entre los KPI internos (dentro de la empresa) y externos (relacionados con el cliente) para mejorar la satisfacción del cliente.
La aplicación de los cuatro métodos en la secuencia correcta constituye una metodología completa que se puede aplicar en cualquier empresa de fabricación para mejorar el uso del cuadro de mando integral como herramienta científica. Sin embargo, los profesionales pueden optar por aplicar solo uno de los cuatro métodos o una combinación de ellos, ya que la aplicación de cada uno de ellos es independiente y tiene sus propios objetivos y resultados.[CAT] El "Balanced Scorecard" (BSC) com "Performance Management System" (PMS) s'ha difós per tot el món des que Kaplan i Norton (1992) van establir els seus fonaments teòrics. Kaplan (2009) va afirmar que l'ús del BSC i, especialment, la conversió d'estratègies en accions era més un art que una ciència. La manca d'evidència de l'existència de relacions de causa-efecte entre Key Performance Indicatiors (KPIs) de diferents perspectives i de mètodes sòlids i científics pel seu ús, eren algunes de les causes dels seus problemes. Kaplan va emplaçar a la comunitat científica a confirmar els fonaments del BSC i a desenvolupar mètodes científics. Diversos treballs han intentat millorar l'ús del BSC. Alguns utilitzen eines heurístiques, que tracten amb variables qualitatives. D'altres, mètodes estadístics i dades reals de KPI, però aplicats a un període específic, que és una visió estàtica i que requereix mostres a llarg termini i recursos molt especialitzats cada vegada que els executius necessiten avaluar l'impacte de les estratègies. Aquesta tesi també aborda el retard entre variables d ' "entrada" i de "eixida", a més de la manca de treballs centrats en l'entorn de fabricació, que és el seu objectiu principal. El primer objectiu d'aquest treball és desenvolupar una metodologia per avaluar i seleccionar els principals KPI d'eixida, que expliquen l'acompliment de tota la companyia. Es fa servir les relacions entre variables de diferents dimensions descrites per Kaplan. Aquest mètode també considera el retard entre les variables. El resultat és un conjunt de KPI principals d'eixida, que resumeix tot el BSC, i que redueix dràsticament la seua complexitat. El segon objectiu és desenvolupar una metodologia gràfica que utilitze aquest conjunt de KPI principals d'eixida per avaluar l'efectivitat de les estratègies. Actualment, els gràfics són comuns entre els professionals, però només Breyfogle (2003) ha intentat distingir entre un canvi real significatiu i un a causa de la incertesa d'utilitzar mostres. Aquest treball desenvolupa encara més el mètode de Breyfogle per abordar les seues limitacions. El tercer objectiu és desenvolupar un mètode que, una vegada demostrada gràficament l'efectivitat de les estratègies, quantifique el seu impacte en el conjunt de KPI principals d'exida. El quart i l'últim mètode es centra en el diagnòstic del sistema de gestió de la qualitat per a revelar com funcionen les relacions entre els KPI interns (dins de l'empresa) i externs (relacionats amb el client) per millorar la satisfacció del client. L'aplicació dels quatre mètodes en la seqüència correcta constitueix una metodologia completa que es pot aplicar en qualsevol empresa de fabricació per millorar l'ús del quadre de comandament integral com a eina científica. No obstant això, els professionals poden optar per aplicar només un dels quatre mètodes o una combinació d'ells, ja que l'aplicació de cada un d'ells és independent i té els seus propis objectius i resultats.
[EN] The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a Performance Management Method (PMS) has been spread worldwide since Kaplan and Norton (1992) established its theoretical foundations. Kaplan (2009) claimed that the use of the BSC and especially turning strategies into actions was more an art than a science. The lack of evidence of the existence of such cause and effect relationships between Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from different perspectives and the lack of robust methods to use it as a scientific tool were some of the causes of its problems. Kaplan placed the scientific community to confirm the foundations of the BSC theory and to develop methods for its use as a scientific tool. Several works have attempted to enhance the use of the balanced scorecard. Some methods use heuristic tools, which deal with qualitative variables. Some others use statistical methods and actual KPIs data, but applied to a specific period, which is a static vision and needing long-term samples and expertise resources to apply advanced analytic methods each time executives need to assess the impact of strategies. This thesis also tackles the lag between "input" and "output" variables. Moreover, there is a lack of works focused on the manufacturing environment, which is its main objective. The first objective of this work is to develop a methodology to assess and select the main output KPIs, which explains the performance of the whole company. It is taking the advantage of the relationships between variables from different dimensions described by Kaplan. This method also considers the potential lag between variables. The result is a set of main output KPIs, which summarizes the whole BSC, thus dramatically reducing its complexity. The second objective is to develop a graphical methodology that uses that set of main output KPIs to assess the effectiveness of strategies. Currently, KPIs charts are common among practitioners, but only Breyfogle (2003) has attempted to distinguish between a significant actual change in the metrics and a change due to the uncertainty of using samples. This work further develops Breyfogle's method to tackle its limitations. The third objective is to develop a method that, once the effectiveness of those strategies and actions have been proved graphically, quantifies their impact on the set of main output KPIs. The ultimate goal was to develop a method that, using data analytics, will focus on the diagnosis of the quality management system to reveal how it works in terms of the relationships between internal (within the company) and external (costumer-related) KPIs to improve customer satisfaction. The application of the four methods in the right sequence makes up a comprehensive methodology that can be applied in any manufacturing company to enhance the use of the balanced scorecard as a scientific tool. However, professionals may choose to apply only one of the four methods or a combination of them, since the application of each of them is independent and has its own objectives and results.
Sánchez Márquez, R. (2019). Development of systemic methods to improve management techniques based on Balanced Scorecard in Manufacturing Environment [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/134022
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Chiang, Ta-Chan, and 蔣大展. "Systematic classification of elite set indicators." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79381759239064317821.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
專利研究所
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Bibliometric helps people in managing and monitoring progress of human intelligence, and bibliometric indicators not only provides evaluated entities information about their objective position, but also assists authorities in distributing limited social recourses. One group of indicators is based on so called “elite set concept” which evaluates entities only by their output that performs outstandingly, in which h-index serves as an example. However, the so called elite set concept is rarely seen being applied within patent bibliometric context. Our research, therefore, by literature review, answers the possibility of applying elite set indicators within patent bibliometric context, and, by collecting, organizing elite set indicators, establishes a framework for convenient observation and comparison. First, we find the very foundation of elite set concept, skewed distribution of bibliographic, is also true when it comes to patent bibliographic distribution. Actually, the distribution of patent bibliographic could be even more skewed. In other words, elite set indicators should be applicable within patent bibliometric context. Second, we systematically review elite set indicators proposed so far, and find elite set indicators are composed of two elements: a threshold that determines elites, and a method for evaluating the found elites. These two elements give us a framework to categorize indicators into three categories by threshold definitions: absolute, relative, and h, and two categories by evaluating methods: individual, and global. In addition to these, our research also review h-type indicators that are inspired by h-index. According to our framework, h-type indicators are classified into three classes. First class contains h-type indicators that shares the same threshold with h-index but has different evaluating methods, whereas the second class includes indicators which define new thresholds that are different from h-index. As to the third class, these indicators are actually not elite set indicators. Finally, our work provides a matrix, which we name it threshold—evaluating method matrix. Using this matrix, we are not only able to observe new development of elite set indicators, but also are able to discover potential indicators yet to be designed.
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Žigraiová, Diana. "Ohodnocování a predikce systémového rizika: Systém včasného varovaní navržený pro Českou republiku." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-324644.
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This thesis develops an early warning system framework for assessing systemic risks and for predicting systemic events, i.e. periods of extreme financial instability with potential real costs, over the short horizon of six quarters and the long horizon of twelve quarters on the panel of 14 countries both advanced and developing. Firstly, Financial Stress Index is built aggregating indicators from equity, foreign exchange, security and money markets in order to identify starting dates of systemic financial crises for each country in the panel. Secondly, the selection of early warning indicators for assessment and prediction of systemic risks is undertaken in a two- step approach; relevant prediction horizons for each indicator are found by means of a univariate logit model followed by the application of Bayesian model averaging method to identify the most useful indicators. Next, logit models containing useful indicators only are estimated on the panel while their in-sample and out-of-sample performance is assessed by a variety of measures. Finally, having applied the constructed EWS for both horizons to the Czech Republic it was found that even though models for both horizons perform very well in-sample, i.e. both predict 100% of crises, only the long model attains the maximum utility of 0,5 as...
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Huang, Min-Wei, and 黃敏維. "Rough sets theory for developing systematic indicators of sustainable transportation." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46263921392658313717.
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碩士國立臺灣海洋大學
河海工程學系
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In order to evaluate the performance of sustainable transportation development and according to the performance to develop an integrated approach to policy-making at the national level for transport systems , developing an integrated sustainable transportation indicators is important. There are two important issues in indices of sustainable transportation: how to select a set of headline indicators effectively and efficiently? how to integrate headline indicators to evaluate the overall performance of sustainable transportation ? In this paper, we construct the original performance indicators based on the concepts of sustainable development and the structure of assessing performance for transportation system which is established by Fielding. Then applying rough sets theory to group decision making analysis to select the set of headline indicators, i.e. RGRI analysis. The RGRI analysis is very convenient for decision support and is intended to deal with inconsistent from exemplary decisions because of hesitation of the decision makers. There are 26 headline indicators in the output of the RGRI analysis. Because the headline indicators are not independence, we make use of two-stage principal component analysis to integrate the 26 headline indicators objectively to obtain 4 integrated indicators( i.e. economic, social, environmental and energy performance) and the overall performance of sustainable transportation. Finally, we present the results of exploratory research for Taiwan case, carried out to verify the usefulness and the feasibility of elaborating such sustainable transportation indicators.
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CHIH, LEN WEN, and 林文治. "THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISE OF POLICE IN TAIWAN AND ITS SYSTEMATIC INDICATORS." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47881856039337899790.
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碩士南華大學
管理研究所
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Title 0f Thesis：The Performance Appraise of Police in Taiwan and its Systematic Indicators Name of Institude：Graduate Institude in management of Nan Hua University Graduate date：January 2002， Degree Conferred：M.B.A Name of student：Lin wen chih Advisor：Ph .D. Chanler S . wang Abstract This paper illustrates how experimentation with the statistical analysis model can be used to determine the concept of policing production and total policing power of Taiwan. It has two arts; a review of human resource theory applied to policing. The second part attempts to reinterpret in the whole context,asta tistical method the author developed originally to understand systematic efficiency of policing. By means of 1,702 data, this study got ten very regression formula, and have some very valuable findings as noted elow: 1.The whole police manpower is determined by two factors, which arethe number of general population and the number of criminalpopulation. In Taiwan, the police manpower of an ideal societywithout any criminal cases happening should be 7,908, and theerror is 4.5%. In 2002, the number of the whole police manpowererror is 4.5%. In 2002, the number of the whole police manpoweris 72, 323, the ratio between and police should be 320:100,000. In 2005, the whole police manpower is estimated to be 70,516, and the ratio between civilians and police will be 305: 100,000. 2.In the growth function of police manpower, the elasticity of the growth of the population is 0.2%, and the growth elasticityof criminal cases is 0.67. 3.In the growth function of criminal population, the elasticity of the population is 0.72, and the elasticity of the scale of the income between cities and counties’ people is 0.75. Obviously, to eliminate the scale of income difference is themain course to reduce criminal cases to happen . This study uses the factor analysis method to score the effective outcome of 23 different cities and counties. Miao-Li County is in the first place; Taipei County is the last one, and Kaohsiung County is the 14th.
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Du, Jia-Jing, and 杜佳靜. "A Model for Systematic Construction of Performance Indicators for Administrative Management." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/53005807181042931584.
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碩士中原大學
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Abstract Administrative Management plays an important role in the operation of an organization. The successful achievement of its goals and objectives highly depends upon effective management of manpower, financial and various other resources. However, evaluation of its effectiveness relies on a rational set of performance indicators and an effective evaluation system. Therefore, it is considered important issue to setup an appropriate model for development of performance indicators. It is therefore the task of this research to overview the pros and cons of current models and further develop an improved model. In view of the fact that the existing performance indicator models over-emphasized the strategic and planning aspects, while neglecting the operational aspect, this research presents the concepts of “Screening” and ”Selecting” of performance indicators and developed a generalized model for developing performance indicators. Besides, we incorporated the Balanced Score Card concept and presented an enhanced performance indicator development model. Furthermore, we explored the basic concepts of the system theory. By employing the concept of “system characteristic functionality”, and incorporating with the concept of Balanced Score Card, we also presented another performance indicator development model. These two models provide clear operational steps for generating performance indicators that meets the essential criteria and also the selection criteria and fit for the use in the organization. The new performance indicator development model as presented in this research contributes in generating balanced, well-knit and effective performance indicator.
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Sousa, Sara Sofia Dinis de. "Oral microbiome and host health : is the Firmicutes / Bacteroidetes ratio an indicator of oral and systemic health." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/23916.
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Introdução: A saúde oral é determinada por vários fatores e pode influenciar e ser influenciada pela saúde sistémica. Na população idosa as questões de saúde oral são de particular importância e as necessidades de tratamento são mais prevalentes.
O objetivo deste estudo foi estabelecer uma estratégia multidimensional que visa a caracterização da saúde oral de uma população de idosos da região de Viseu, sob vários aspetos, desde os indicadores do estado de saúde oral, até às características bioquímicas e microbiológicas da saliva, passando pela associação com patologias sistémicas. Outro objetivo foi estabelecer a metodologia para quantificação de Firmicutes e Bacteroidetes em amostras de saliva por tecnologia RT-PCR no laboratório SalivaTec.
Métodos: Neste estudo foram usadas três estratégias: questionário para recolha de dados socio-demográficos e sobre a autoperceção da saúde oral; avaliação clinica da mesma e recolha de saliva para estudar parâmetros bioquímicos e microbiológicos.
Resultados: Os CPODs observados foram 20,82 e 78% da população em estudo apresentava periodontite (PSR 2-4). A proteína 14-3-3 sigma é proposta como biomarcador de estratificação de indivíduos com patologia periodontal e co morbilidades. Ao analisar a carga total bacteriana observou-se uma quantidade de Firmicutes superior (20%) à quantidade de Bacteroidetes (3%) e o rácio F/B médio foi 12,84. Os índices bacterianos não diferiram de forma estatisticamente significativa entre as várias estratificações realizadas.
Discussão: Os resultados indicam que a saúde oral da população idosa de Viseu pode ser melhorada principalmente na diminuição do número de dentes perdidos e na melhoria da saúde periodontal. Não houve diferenças significativas nas associações entre fatores bioquímicos e microbiológicos da saliva e a saúde oral. Verificou-se discrepância entre indicadores de saúde oral avaliados clinicamente e a auto-percepção.
Conclusão: Esta tese mostra uma estratégia multidimensional para a avaliação da saúde oral na população idosa de Viseu.Introduction: Oral health is determined by several factors including systemic health. In the elderly oral health issues are prevalent and treatment needs increased. The goals of this work were to stablish a multidimensional strategy to characterize oral health in an elderly population of Viseu in different dimensions from oral health indicators, to salivary properties including microbiome evaluation. A secondary objective was the establishment of the laboratory procedures for Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes quantification by RT-PCR technology. Methods: In this study 3 strategies for data collection were used: questionnaires for sociodemographic data and self-perceived oral health; clinical assessments of oral health determination and saliva for biochemical and microbiological parameters. Results: DMFT indices we 20.82 and 78% of the population presented with periodontal disease (PSR 2-4). 14-3-3 protein sigma is proposed as a stratification biomarker for individuals with periodontal disease and comorbidities. Salivary bacterial analysis demonstrated that Firmicutes (20%) are more prevalent than Bacteroidetes (3%) and the mean F/B ratio was 12,84. Bacterial indices were not statistically different in the different sub groups. Discussion: Results indicate that this populations oral health is may be improved especially regarding missing teeth and periodontal status. There were no statistical differences in the association between biochemical and microbiological parameters and oral health. There were differences in the clinically assessed oral health levels and the self-perceived oral health. Conclusion: This thesis provides a multidimensional strategy towards the evaluation of the oral health of a senior population in Viseu.
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Fougerat, Matthew Gerald. "Integrating systematic conservation planning and ecosystem services : an indicators approach in the Hill Country of Central Texas." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26185.
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Ecosystem services are the aspects of the environment utilized to produce human well-being and are key elements of landscape sustainability. Increasingly, measures of ecosystem services are being incorporated into conservation decision making. However, a framework for evaluating systematic conservation planning ranked selection scenarios with indicators of ecosystem services has not been developed. Using the Central Texas counties of Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Llano, San Saba, and Travis as a study, a suite of spatially explicit modeling tools, Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST), are used to quantify carbon storage, soil conservation, and water provision. A fourth service metric, ecosystem richness, is derived using Texas Parks and Wildlife ecological systems classification data. The values of these four services are then used to evaluate four conservation scenarios, developed in conjunction with a local conservation non-profit, Hill Country Conservancy (HCC), and derived using Marxan decision-support software.
The evaluation process consists of both geographic information system (GIS) and statistical analysis. GIS based overlay analysis is used to identify areas of multiple ecosystem service overlap. Spearman correlation tables are used to test the spatial relationship among ecosystem services, as well as the relationship among each of the four conservation scenarios. Wilcox-Mann-Whitney U tests (WMW) are used to assess the statistical significance of each scenario’s ecosystem service values as compared to the values of a random control scenario.
The results of this work reinforce the findings that there is often significant variability in the spatial congruence of multiple ecosystem services and their provision across a landscape. This work also supports the conclusion that the targeting of ecological phenomena for conservation concurrently targets areas supporting multiple ecosystem services. More distinctively, the results verify the capacity of ecosystem service indicators to effectively inform an iterative systematic conservation planning process.
At the local landscape-scale, this work provides HCC with defensible support of their conservation decisions based not only on organizational priorities, but also on ecosystem service values. More broadly, this work provides a framework for evaluating conservation scenarios with spatially explicit values of ecosystem services which can be replicated across a wide range of project scales and objectives.text
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Sorensen, James E. "An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/33771.
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In 1990, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges moved to an
accreditation model based on outcomes, their assessment and deliberative attempts at
institutional change and improvement. No study existed in northwest community colleges
which identified the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional
change and improvement. This study was conducted with primary administrators in
northwest community colleges that have completed the regional accreditation process
since 1990. It examined the perceived importance of using effectiveness indicators for
assessing institutional outcomes, and their congruence with actual or potential use in
making institutional change and improvements.
This study shows there is a positive relationship in community colleges between
the development of institutional effectiveness indicators and institutional change and
improvement. All administrators believed they should be using effectiveness indicators but
used them in varying degrees for planning, improving services, budgeting, accreditation,
program review and other decision making processes essential to the functioning of
community colleges. Although the use varied by category and administrative subgroup,
those administrators who had used effectiveness indicators believed their use led to
positive institutional change.
In order for this study to have an affect on northwest community colleges, several
important conditions need to be addressed. The Northwest Association of Schools and
Colleges must enforce Policy Statement 2.2, Policy on Educational Assessment, which
requires the adoption of an institutional effectiveness model. Community colleges must
embrace this model as a mechanism useful for the continuous improvement process.
Faculty, staff, administrators and boards must be trained in the application and use of the
institutional effectiveness model. Boards must establish outcomes or institutional goals
based on their unique mission and must hold the community college president accountable
for the achievement of institutional outcomes and the implementation of an assessment
process. Assessment must be completed at all levels of the institution. Institutions must
adopt an assessment model that reflects the institutions goals and objectives, and place its
responsibility prominently within the organization. Finally, measures must be developed at
each level or process by the persons closest to the process.
Failure to enforce accreditation standards will lead to publicly enacted performance
indicators aimed at achieving institutional effectiveness or accountability.Graduation date: 1998